Scarecrow
Artist: John Mellencamp
Community Score: 9.45

Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock with Scarecrow. A loose concept album about lost innocence and the crumbling of small-town America, Scarecrow says as much with its tough rock and gentle folk-rock as it does with its lyrics, which remain a weak point for Mellencamp. Nevertheless, his writing... Read More

Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Community Score: 6.20

Released in 1994 to coincide with the Stones' catalog moving to Virgin Records, as well as the accompanying remastering of their Rolling Stone Records catalog (1971's Sticky Fingers through 1989's Steel Wheels -- actually 1991's Flashpoint, which is the last Rolling Stones Records release, but isn't featured here), Jump Back supplants Rewind as... Read More

Greatest Hits
Artist: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Community Score: 8.80

For over 20 years, Bob Seger was one of the best mainstream rock & rollers in America, developing a distinctive body of honest, hard-rocking songs. More songs that can be put on this single-disc set, unfortunately. While many of Seger's trademarks are here -- "Turn the Page," "Old Time Rock & Roll," "Night Moves" -- there is no "Rock and Roll... Read More

American Style
Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Miracle
Artist: Willy DeVille

The folks at Australia's Raven label have given the world a gem of a reissue in Willy DeVille's first solo offering, Miracle. Recorded for A&M, Miracle placed DeVille outside the context of his stellar backing band for the first time. And while it's true the music here is not radically different compositionally -- DeVille wrote most of the songs... Read More